Above: Anguiano, circa 1999
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: August 21, 1999 from Los Banos, California Classification: Endangered Missing Date Of Birth: January 16, 1973 Age: 26 years old Height and Weight: 4'0, 110 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Hispanic female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Some accounts spell Anguiano's first name "Lila."
Details of Disappearance
Anguiano was last seen at the laundromat inside her apartment complex in Los Banos, California at 10:30 p.m. on August 21, 1999. A witness saw Anguiano speaking to Adolfo Romo Martinez prior to the time she vanished. Martinez is her former live-in boyfriend and the father of her two children. Anguiano left her clothes inside the dryer and has never been seen again.Authorities charged Martinez with Anguiano's abduction and presumed murder shortly after her disappearance. Martinez was convicted of second-degree murder and false imprisonment in July 2000, though prosecutors had not found Anguiano's body or any physical evidence. His appeal was denied in 2002. Anguiano has never been located.
Investigating Agency
Source Information
Updated 3 times since October 12, 2004.
Last updated January 25, 2006; details of disappearance updated.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Los Banos Police Department
209-827-7070
California Attorney General's Office
The Modesto Bee
The Merced Sun-Star